MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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